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Chapter XXXVI
THE FOX IN HIS EARTH. Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face. "Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down. It is no use denying him." "None in the least," said Mr. Prendergast; and then the daughter went.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"None in the least," said Mr. Prendergast; and then the daughter went.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None in the least," said Mr. Prendergast; and then the daughter went.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"None in the least," said Mr. Prendergast; and then the daughter went.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down.
any thing at all
From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
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From this reading "Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down.
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From this reading "None in the least," said Mr. Prendergast; and then the daughter went.
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From this reading "Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down.
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From this reading It is no use denying him."
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From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
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From this reading "Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down.
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From this reading THE FOX IN HIS EARTH.
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From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
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From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
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From this reading "Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down.
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From this reading THE FOX IN HIS EARTH.
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From this reading "Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
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From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is no use denying him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FOX IN HIS EARTH.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FOX IN HIS EARTH.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is no use denying him."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is no use denying him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "None in the least," said Mr. Prendergast; and then the daughter went.
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From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
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From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
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From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
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From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
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From this reading "None in the least," said Mr. Prendergast; and then the daughter went.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down.
not any; not one
From this reading It is no use denying him."
not one, and not any
From this reading "None in the least," said Mr. Prendergast; and then the daughter went.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
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From this reading "Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "None in the least," said Mr. Prendergast; and then the daughter went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
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From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOX IN HIS EARTH.
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From this reading "None in the least," said Mr. Prendergast; and then the daughter went.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down.
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From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is no use denying him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "None in the least," said Mr. Prendergast; and then the daughter went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary Swan the younger hesitated a moment before she executed her mother's order, not saying anything, but looking doubtfully up into her mother's face.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Go, my dear," said the old woman, "and ask your father to come down.
